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Virginia LP will have record eight federal candidates on the November ballot

Posted on Jul 16, 2014

Bill Redpath,
LPVA Chair and
US House District 10 candidate

The Libertarian Party of Virginia will have eight federal candidates on the ballot this November, the most federal candidates in an election in their history, and the most federal candidates on a ballot in the state for a non-establishment party since 1934, when the Socialist Party ran nine candidates for the US House of Representatives.

The party will have a US Senate candidate, and seven candidates for the US House of Representatives.

Virginia has difficult ballot access. A US House candidate must collect at least 1,000 signatures from registered voters in their district, and a statewide candidate must collect 10,000 signatures from registered voters in the state, with a minimum of 400 from each of the 11 congressional districts.

Further, to become a recognized party, a statewide candidate must get 10% of the vote.

The candidates are:

Rob Sarvis - US Senate

Bo Brown - US House 4th

Paul Jones - US House 5th

Will Hammer - US House 6th

James Carr - US House 7th

Jeffrey Carson - US House 8th

Bill Redpath - US House 10th

Marc Harrold - US House 11th

From LPVA chair Bill Redpath, "While the Libertarian Party of Virginia was shooting for a statewide slate for Congress, seven is a record number of US House candidates for the LPVA. This is big step forward for our state party."

The Libertarian Party is America's third largest political party, founded in 1971. Our vision is for a world in which all individuals can freely exercise the natural right of sole dominion over their own lives, liberty and property by building a political party that elects Libertarians to public office, and moving public policy in a libertarian direction.